Another word for orchestra

orchestra Synonyms

orchestra

musical ensemble, symphony, Kapelle (German); see band 4.

Types of orchestras include: concert, symphony, philharmonic, chamber, string, dance, jazz, radio, television, studio, theater, swing, sinfonietta, jazz band.

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The diameter of the orchestra is 762 ft.
As the light faded from the treetops, the birds grew silent and insects began their orchestra of night sounds.
Wagner's Orchestra: Tristan and Isolde.
Among musical organizations may be mentioned the Handel and Haydn Society (1815), the Harvard Musical Association (1837), the Philharmonic (1880) and the Symphony Orchestra, organized in 1881 by the generosity of Henry Lee Higginson.
Other notable conductors of the Weimar theatre orchestra were Eduard Lassen and Richard Strauss.

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